What
language did Jesus speak? Beginning in the middle of the nineteenth century a
mistaken notion – Jesus only knew and spoke Aramaic -- took hold that has
by-and-large continued to dominate both scholarly and popular opinion. Yet, the
results of a century of archaeological evidence have challenged this assumption
and brought a sea change of understanding regarding the linguistic environment
of first-century Judaea. The inscriptional and literary evidence reflects a
reality not unlike what we find with the Dead Sea Scrolls. Of the 700
non-biblical texts from the Qumran library, 120 are in Aramaic and 28 in Greek,
while 550 scrolls were written in Hebrew. Read the complete article at -- http://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/2014/05/judean-lingo/
Not only did Yeshua read and speak Hebrew, so did his followers and disciples! Two very well known, but not accurately understood words in the Gospel of Matthew prove it – jot and tittle . For some reason jot and tittle stick in the minds of Christian Bible readers. But when you ask them what jot or tittle mean, you get a lot of conflicting and some really weird answers. Today, you are going to get the facts about what Yeshua originally said and how they ended up in English translations of the Bible as jot and tittle . Let’s begin by reading Matthew 5:18 from the King James translation: For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. If you have not read the article “ From Yeshua to Jesus ” in Yeshua’s Kingdom Handbook please take a moment to read it online by clicking here before you continue. In it you will see how we began with the name “ Jesus ” and traced it through Lati...
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